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SC refuses to put stay on hearings related to demonetisation in lower cour
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to put a stay on hearings in various high courts and lower courts related to the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes.
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SC refuses to accept rejection of names by Centre for appointment of judge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept the rejection of 43 names by the Centre that were recommended by the Collegium of judges headed by Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur for appointments in various high courts.
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SC to hear plea on appointment of judges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the plea of Lt. Col. Anil Kabotra seeking the court's intervention in the appointment of judges in various high courts.
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Advocate Tulsi says government can't shut down judiciary
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 29 (ANI): Backing the Supreme Court over the strong language it used against the Centre for delaying the appointment of judges to various high courts across the country, senior apex court advocate K T S Tulsi has said the government cannot shut down or eliminate the
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"Egoistic" govt. insulting constitutional pillars: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court reprimanded the Narendra Modi led-government for its unwillingness to fill the vacancies in the country's High Courts, the Congress on Friday lambasted the Centre for "eroding" and undermining" the independen
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SC comes down heavily on govt for sitting on judges' appointment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Taking strong note of inordinate delay in appointment of judges to various high courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday said it cannot sit over a situation where the executive inaction is decimating the judiciary.
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SC to hear delay in appointment of judges to high courts
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a petition concerning the delay in the appointment of judges to various high courts.
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SC to hear plea for public body to appoint judges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition seeking the formation a public, transparent body, neither controlled by the government nor the judiciary, for the appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts of the country.
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PM Modi wants 'captive, not independent judiciary': Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug 15 (ANI): The Congress Party on Monday said Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur's concern over the government not appointing judges in various High Courts was alarming and alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants a captive and not an independent judiciary.
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BJP keen to appoint lawyers linked with RSS as HC judges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that the NDA Government was delaying the appointment of judges in various High Courts as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium because the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to appoint lawyers asso
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Soli Sorabjee backs CJI's 'genuine' criticism of govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 13 (ANI): Senior lawyer and former attorney general Soli Sorabjee on Saturday termed Chief Justice T.S Thakur's criticism of the government in an open courtroom wherein he accused the ruling dispensation of bringing the judiciary to a standstill by stalling the appointme
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